Are you in the UK? Sounds like heat related behavior or lacking in vitamins?
Yeh I am in the UK, temperatures have just gone through the roof over night which is why I thought it could be the heat. They also had a lot of problems when the hatched which is also why I thought maybe lack of vitamins as that sorted them out before. They seem OK otherwise.
It could be an infection by a bacterium calld Listeria monocytogenes that causes Listeriosis
If this is the case, you need to cull them, non effective treatment known . Be ware that this bacterium can cause problems in people with compromised immune system!
Wow that seems a bit drastic...would it really come on so quick? Where could they have got it from? Also, why only 3 out of 5?
Yes about the pace, it could get it from outer birds, the affect of pathogen is dependent on various things. The LOAD of Pathogens that each chick have bee exposed to, the immunological efficiency of each chick, and that depends on the genetics and environmentally conditions, like the level of stress.
To be practical:
1. Isolated the chicks from other
2. Give extra vitamins and electrolytes in water and food
3.if you can send some examples for laboratory examination to identify the bacteria it will give you the exact answer.
4. Clean the environment of the chicken
5. Hope for the best!
Good luck!
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